Practicing law in the age of cloud computing
May 7, 2014
Grazed from VentureBeat. Author: Dmitry Sheynin.
Cloud computing is rapidly transforming the way entire industries conduct business, and the legal field is no exception. Like the rest of us, lawyers have been quick to embrace the cloud, but what happens when new technology bucks the very regulations governing professional conduct?
The benefits of cloud storage for most users far outweigh the security and privacy risks inherent to storing information remotely, but these concerns carry particular gravity for those working with privileged information. How does a lawyer reconcile the many benefits of cloud storage with the legal obligation to safeguard client information from unauthorized access? This was a question posed last week during “Privacy and Your Practice: Data Sovereignty for Lawyers,” a panel discussion held at CUNY Law School…
Law and order in the digital era
The digital revolution has engendered ethical gray areas in the legal industry for decades, with cloud computing only the most recent example. Panel speakers recalled the apprehension that surrounded the use of email and cellphones in the ’90s and remarked how “quaint” those concerns seem in retrospect. That context underscored the point that many in the law profession continue to grapple with the implications of digitizing information…
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